I regret to inform you that I am relinquishing my roster spot for this 2013 season. My wife is due April 26th and we just had our offer accepted on a house that we will be renovating. I simply will not have the time and money to dedicate to the sport of paintball this year.

I am bummed out because we finished out last season very strong and I was looking forward to building on that for this season. I still plan on stopping at JAW for a practice here and there to learn the layouts so I can lend a hand coaching at events if needed.

If my situation changes later this year and there are still roster spots available, maybe I can see about rejoining the team to finish out the season. I am trying to remain optimistic about that. We will see. If not, I should be available next year. I have a season or two left on these knees, I want to take play while I still can!

In case John, Matt and Joel hadn't told the rest of the team yet, I'm in a similar boat as Tom but with less kids and houses. I sent this email last week and wanted to share the context with the rest of the team! Best of luck in 2013!

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First, thanks for the opportunity to play with the Landsharks last year. That was the most paintball I've ever played in a season in my 12+ years of playing and I learned a lot and had a great time.

I'm emailing you all today because after running the numbers for next year I do not think I would be able to commit the time and funds necessary to be a dedicated member of the team in 2013. The dues system was great and made shooting a ton of paint affordable, but the added costs and time of travel added up for me being the only individual traveling from Columbus. Additionally, I have weddings on 5/4, 5/25,5/26, 6/23 and 8/24 on top of two, week long vacations in April and June. With all of these weddings and vacations being out of state, the extra time and funds I'm going to have to expend will likely hinder my ability to commit like I did last year.

I enjoyed meeting everyone and becoming friends with the guys on the team and I would love to do anything I could to support the team in 2013 (besides sending John more checks). I will be playing paintball this season but in a more local series and I would be happy to arrange team practices at Jaw or Xcape in Columbus if the team is looking for others to scrimmage.

I'm getting longwinded, so thank you for a great 2012 and best of luck in 2013! John, thank you for everything you did and managing the money aspect! You run a team very well and I don't think any ofthat would have been possible without you.